Is Node really ‘hated’?

#​408 — October 7, 2021

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❓  Ask HN: Why is Node.js ‘Hated’ So Much? — Ouch! Is it? Nonetheless, this question on Hacker News led to quite a lot of discussion with over 120 comments so far – many fair, some not. I try to remain philosophical on things like this and remember C++’s creator who said: “There are only two kinds of languages: the ones people complain about and the ones nobody uses.”

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